Killeen ISD

Public school district · Bell County · Texas · NCES district ID 4825660

Killeen ISD spent $11,818 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 59% of the other Texas districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $12,244). Its 54 schools enrolled 42,326 students in 2024-25; 49.3% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $12,573 per student, up 6.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 87% (Texas: 90.3%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Texas districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Killeen ISD in enrollment (40,329 to 48,726 students) and Killeen ISD itself.

Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Killeen ISD, FY23San Antonio ISD $13,971; Pasadena ISD $13,787; Alief ISD $13,388; United ISD $12,037; Killeen ISD $11,818; Socorro ISD $11,574; Round Rock ISD $10,955; Leander ISD $10,669; Lamar Consolidated ISD $10,664; Clear Creek ISD $10,214; State median, 1,000+ students $12,244.8k10k12k14k16kSan Antonio ISD$13,971Pasadena ISD$13,787Alief ISD$13,388United ISD$12,037Killeen ISD$11,818Socorro ISD$11,574Round Rock ISD$10,955Leander ISD$10,669Lamar Consolidated ISD$10,664Clear Creek ISD$10,214State median, 1,000+ students $12,244
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Killeen ISD, FY23San Antonio ISD $13,971; Pasadena ISD $13,787; Alief ISD $13,388; United ISD $12,037; Killeen ISD $11,818; Socorro ISD $11,574; Round Rock ISD $10,955; Leander ISD $10,669; Lamar Consolidated ISD $10,664; Clear Creek ISD $10,214; State median, 1,000+ students $12,244.8k10k12k14k16kSan Antonio ISD$13,971Pasadena ISD$13,787Alief ISD$13,388United ISD$12,037Killeen ISD$11,818Socorro ISD$11,574Round Rock ISD$10,955Leander ISD$10,669Lamar Consolidated ISD$10,664Clear Creek ISD$10,214State median, 1,000+ students $12,244
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Killeen ISD, FY23San Antonio ISD $13,971; Pasadena ISD $13,787; Alief ISD $13,388; United ISD $12,037; Killeen ISD $11,818; Socorro ISD $11,574; Round Rock ISD $10,955; Leander ISD $10,669; Lamar Consolidated ISD $10,664; Clear Creek ISD $10,214; State median, 1,000+ students $12,244.8k12k16kSan Antonio ISD$13,971Pasadena ISD$13,787Alief ISD$13,388United ISD$12,037Killeen ISD$11,818Socorro ISD$11,574Round Rock ISD$10,955Leander ISD$10,669Lamar Consolidated ISD$10,664Clear Creek ISD$10,214State median, 1,000+ students $12,244
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Killeen ISD, FY23San Antonio ISD $13,971; Pasadena ISD $13,787; Alief ISD $13,388; United ISD $12,037; Killeen ISD $11,818; Socorro ISD $11,574; Round Rock ISD $10,955; Leander ISD $10,669; Lamar Consolidated ISD $10,664; Clear Creek ISD $10,214; State median, 1,000+ students $12,244.8k12k16kSan Antonio ISD$13,971Pasadena ISD$13,787Alief ISD$13,388United ISD$12,037Killeen ISD$11,818Socorro ISD$11,574Round Rock ISD$10,955Leander ISD$10,669Lamar Consolidated ISD$10,664Clear Creek ISD$10,214State median, 1,000+ students $12,244

Where the money came from

$615,024,000 in revenue: 49.3% state, 25.7% local and 25.0% federal. Total spending including $90,171,000 of capital outlay was $631,046,000, or $14,363 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Killeen ISD revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $303,173,000; Local $158,152,000; Federal $153,699,000; total $615,024,000.
  • State$303,173,000 49%
  • Local$158,152,000 26%
  • Federal$153,699,000 25%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 577 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

43,935 students in 2022-23, 43,864 students in 2023-24, 42,325 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Killeen ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 43,935, 2023-24: 43,864, 2024-25: 42,325020k40k60k2022-2343,9352023-2443,8642024-2542,325
Killeen ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 43,935, 2023-24: 43,864, 2024-25: 42,325020k40k60k2022-2343,9352023-2443,8642024-2542,325
Killeen ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 43,935, 2023-24: 43,864, 2024-25: 42,325020k40k60k2022-2343,9352023-2443,8642024-2542,325
Killeen ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 43,935, 2023-24: 43,864, 2024-25: 42,325020k40k60k2022-2343,9352023-2443,8642024-2542,325

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2343,9352803.415.7
2023-2443,8642781.815.8
2024-2542,3252678.915.8

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$165,458,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,766 per student

Killeen ISD booked $165,458,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 2,803 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $59,020 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 87 in 100 Texas districts with a figure (state median $50,660, 1,054 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Texas teacher salary at $58,887 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$116,317,00070.3%
Special education$19,494,00011.8%
Vocational$6,330,0003.8%
Other programs$23,317,00014.1%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,404 in 2018-19, $3,531 in 2019-20, $3,545 in 2020-21, $3,402 in 2021-22, $3,766 in 2022-23.

Killeen ISD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,404, 2019-20: $3,531, 2020-21: $3,545, 2021-22: $3,402, 2022-23: $3,76601k2k3k4k2018-19$3,4042019-20$3,5312020-21$3,5452021-22$3,4022022-23$3,766
Killeen ISD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,404, 2019-20: $3,531, 2020-21: $3,545, 2021-22: $3,402, 2022-23: $3,76601k2k3k4k2018-19$3,4042019-20$3,5312020-21$3,5452021-22$3,4022022-23$3,766
Killeen ISD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,404, 2019-20: $3,531, 2020-21: $3,545, 2021-22: $3,402, 2022-23: $3,76601k2k3k4k2018-19$3,4042019-20$3,5312020-21$3,5452021-22$3,4022022-23$3,766
Killeen ISD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,404, 2019-20: $3,531, 2020-21: $3,545, 2021-22: $3,402, 2022-23: $3,76601k2k3k4k2018-19$3,4042019-20$3,5312020-21$3,5452021-22$3,4022022-23$3,766

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Killeen ISD scored proficient or above: 45% in reading and 31% in math, against 52% in reading and 42% in math across Texas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Texas, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtTexasStudents tested
Reading and language arts45%52%18,851
Math31%42%15,737

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

87% of the 2,747 students in Killeen ISD's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.3% across Texas. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtTexas
Four-year graduation rate87%90.3%
Students in the class2,747403,301

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

32 elementary schools, 22,213 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Killeen Elementary1,09114.880.2%Schoolwide program
Saegert Elementary94015.156.8%Schoolwide program
Skipcha Elementary93716.039.7%Schoolwide program
Pershing Park Elementary93413.671.9%Schoolwide program
Meadows Elementary91215.525.1%Schoolwide program
Alice W Douse Elementary89316.950.5%Schoolwide program
Clifton Park Elementary87514.073.0%Schoolwide program
Reeces Creek Elementary83214.769.4%Schoolwide program
Haynes Elementary81116.362.4%Schoolwide program
Iduma Elementary80115.269.2%Schoolwide program
Mountain View Elementary76516.052.3%Schoolwide program
Dr Joseph a Fowler Elementary73915.561.6%Schoolwide program
The other 20 elementary schools
SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Pat Carney Elementary73315.853.2%Schoolwide program
Oveta Culp Hobby Elementary73014.937.7%Schoolwide program
Maude Moore Wood Elementary72815.140.2%Schoolwide program
Timber Ridge Elementary71716.355.0%Schoolwide program
Harker Heights Elementary70613.672.2%Schoolwide program
Clear Creek Elementary69615.250.9%Schoolwide program
Trimmier Elementary67213.270.8%Schoolwide program
Willow Springs Elementary67016.276.3%Schoolwide program
Ira Cross Jr Elementary64214.379.4%Schoolwide program
Nolanville Elementary61916.147.8%Schoolwide program
Venable Village Elementary59714.661.0%Schoolwide program
Cedar Valley Elementary57014.863.0%Schoolwide program
Richard E Cavazos Elementary56715.255.6%Schoolwide program
Montague Village Elementary54816.731.4%Schoolwide program
Hay Branch Elementary52214.878.7%Schoolwide program
Maxdale Elementary51115.371.8%Schoolwide program
Brookhaven Elementary50313.876.7%Schoolwide program
Clarke Elementary48113.842.2%Schoolwide program
Peebles Elementary45812.174.7%Schoolwide program
El Alter Learning Center132.261.5%Not Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

12 middle schools, 8,541 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Roy J Smith Middle1,13517.448.3%Eligible, no program
Nolan Middle1,06818.341.5%Eligible, no program
Palo Alto Middle78116.374.6%Schoolwide program
Audie Murphy Middle76817.431.6%Eligible, no program
Charles E Patterson Middle74615.648.5%Eligible, no program
Rancier Middle73517.279.2%Schoolwide program
Union Grove Middle73319.332.3%Not Title I
Live Oak Ridge Middle67617.565.7%Schoolwide program
Liberty Hill Middle67416.258.3%Eligible, no program
Manor Middle59214.472.5%Schoolwide program
Eastern Hills Middle58515.674.9%Schoolwide program
Gateway Middle483.377.1%Not Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

9 high schools, 11,559 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Harker Heights High School2,19217.333.8%Not Title I
Robert M Shoemaker High School2,16517.755.7%Eligible, no program
Killeen High School2,08317.572.4%Eligible, no program
Chaparral High School2,03117.738.5%Not reported
C E Ellison High School1,76116.856.5%Eligible, no program
Killeen ISD Early College High School96020.236.8%Eligible, no program
Pathways Academic Campus28212.767.7%Eligible, no program
Gateway High School845.167.9%Not Title I
Killeen JJAEP1not reportednot reportedNot Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 other school, 13 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Adventhealth School136.730.8%Not Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

One more school on file: small, closed or in an earlier directory

These records carry fewer federal fields than a full school page needs, so each is summarized here with what NCES reports.

Killeen JJAEP

High school in Killeen; open in 2024-25; 1 student.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and earlier directories: the last year each school was listed, its students and its teachers.

Contact Killeen ISD

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Killeen ISD

  1. Texas districts by spending per studentKilleen ISD ranks 337 of 577 Texas districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($11,818).#337 of 577
  2. Every school district in TexasKilleen ISD is the number 25 by size of 1,212 Texas districts, with 43,935 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#25 of 1,212
  3. San Antonio ISDThe next larger Texas district: 45,255 students in fall 2022, $13,971 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,971
  4. Lamar Consolidated ISDThe next smaller Texas district: 42,461 students in fall 2022, $10,664 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$10,664
  5. Compare Killeen ISD with San Antonio ISDEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Harker Heights High School, its largest high school2,192 students in 2024-25, 17.3 per teacher.2,192
  7. Teacher salary spending across TexasKilleen ISD spent $59,020 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $50,660); spending, not a salary.$59,020
  8. Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Killeen ISD

  1. How many schools and students are in Killeen ISD?
    54 schools were open in 2024-25 (32 elementary, 12 middle, 9 high, 1 other), enrolling 42,326 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Killeen ISD spend per student?
    $11,818 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Texas median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $12,244 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $12,573 per student, up 6.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Killeen ISD's money come from?
    $615,024,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 49.3% state, 25.7% local and 25.0% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Killeen ISD live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 9,344 of the 48,885 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 19.1%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does Killeen ISD spend on teacher salaries?
    $165,458,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,766 per student. Divided by the 2,803 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $59,020 per teacher, more than 87 in 100 Texas districts (state median $50,660). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Texas teacher salary at $58,887 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Killeen ISD do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Killeen ISD scored proficient or above: 45% in reading and 31% in math, against 52% in reading and 42% in math across Texas. Texas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  7. What is the graduation rate in Killeen ISD?
    87% of the 2,747 students in Killeen ISD's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.3% across Texas. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  8. What is Killeen ISD's NCES district ID?
    4825660. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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